2023 NFL Draft Rankings: Edge, iDL, LB, CB and S positions

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - SEPTEMBER 04: Defensive end BJ Ojulari #18 of the LSU Tigers reacts after a tackle against the Florida State Seminoles at Caesars Superdome on September 04, 2022 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - SEPTEMBER 04: Defensive end BJ Ojulari #18 of the LSU Tigers reacts after a tackle against the Florida State Seminoles at Caesars Superdome on September 04, 2022 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
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A position-by-position tour on defense through all seven rounds. All the best prospects listed here within our 2023 NFL Draft Rankings.

See where each player grades by round, and keep as a handy guide to plan ahead who your team might target across all three days.

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2023 NFL Draft Rankings: Edge Defenders

Round 1

1. Will Anderson, Alabama – 6’4/253

2. Tyree Wilson, Texas Tech – 6’6/271

3. Lukas Van Ness, Iowa – 6’5/272

4. Will McDonald IV, Iowa State – 6’4/239

Round 2

5. Adetomiwa Adebawore, Northwestern – 6’2/282

6. Myles Murphy, Clemson – 6’5/268

7. Derick Hall, Auburn – 6’3/256

8. Nolan Smith, Georgia – 6’2/238

9. Keion White, Georgia Tech – 6’4/285

10. Felix Anudike-Uzomah, Kansas State – 6’3/255

Round 2-3

11. YaYa Diaby, Louisville – 6’3/263

12. B.J. Ojulari, LSU – 6’2/248

13. Byron Young, Tennessee – 6’2/250

14. Zach Harrison, Ohio State – 6’5/274

Round 3

15. Isaiah Foskey, Notre Dame – 6’5/264

16. Tuli Tuipulotu, USC – 6’3/266

17. Isaiah McGuire, Missouri – 6’4/268

Round 4

18. K.J. Henry, Clemson – 6’4/251

19. Robert Beal, Georgia – 6’4/247

20. Dylan Horton, TCU – 6’4/257

Round 5-6

21. Thomas Incoom, Central Michigan – 6’2/262

22. Mike Morris, Michigan – 6’5/275

23. Isaiah Land, Florida A&M – 6’4/236

24. Tavius Robinson, Ole Miss – 6’6/257

25 Tyrus Wheat, Mississippi State – 6’2/263